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THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. [November 4,1871. 
importance, about which no time should be lost and no 
reasonable expense spared. It is not a question of 
money, nor of the numbers passing their examinations 
here or there; but it is one of necessity affecting our 
character for consistency and good sense, and of justice 
to those young men who have to appear before the Exa¬ 
miners, whether in London or in Edinburgh. 
“ I am, gentlemen, 
“ Yours faithfully, 
“ Henry Deane.” 
Moved by Mr. Hills, seconded by Mr. Shaw,— 
That the recommendations of the Special Committee 
on Mr. Deane’s letter on the North British Branch 
of the Pharmaceutical Society in Scotland be adopted. 
Mr. Hills thought that as gentlemen and honourable 
men, they were bound to uphold the position so long held 
by the North British Branch, and hitherto so zealously 
and so successfully carried out in Edinburgh, and which 
has always been acknowledged by the Council in London. 
Mr. Shaw seconded the resolution. He remembered 
the numerous meetings that took place in Edinburgh in 
connection with the matter, and he knew the difficulty 
Mr. Bell had in arranging the matter satisfactorily 
to all parties. Everything went on well ; and, in 
1854, it was stated, in the Annual Report of the Council 
to the Society, that the Board were working well in 
* Scotland. He thought it was very desirable, seeing that 
the matter of the examiners was left to Scotland, that 
the members there should name the gentlemen whom 
they wished to act as examiners, and that they should 
every year have a communication made to them by 
circular, stating that a meeting would bo held in Edin¬ 
burgh for the purpose, and also the business to be 
transacted at that meeting. 
Mr. Savage hoped they should elicit from Mr. Mackay 
whether any arrangement had been determined upon by 
the Local Committee, because it was very important 
that some arrangement should be made. They were 
at present paying for very inefficient accommodation a 
very large sum. 
Mr. Woolley considered the resolution rather bare 
and bald. He quite agreed with the principle that the 
North British Branch should be conducted in a way 
that would reflect credit on the main Association, but 
the resolution committed them entirely into the hands 
of the North British Committee. He should like to 
know what sum was to be expended. 
The President said no sum of money exceeding a 
certain amount could be expended without the sanction 
of the Council. 
Mr. Mackay said it was now admitted that, as a part 
and parcel of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Bri¬ 
tain, the members in Scotland should be in a definite 
position. For a time they had very good rooms in 
Edinburgh, but those rooms had been required by the 
landlord for other purposes, and then the best was done 
that could be under the circumstances. They got two 
rooms in Princes Street, one on one floor and one on 
another, a state of matters causing very great inconve¬ 
nience and discomfort in carrying on the examinations. 
With regard to Mr. Woolley’s observation, he would 
say that not only they would not expend large sums 
of money, but they would only expend them under the 
supervision of the Council in London. It must also be 
remembered that although a sum of £50 was granted 
from time to time for the current year’s expenses, those 
expenses had previously to the receipt of the money 
been partly incurred and paid. And he might further 
remark that in reference to the notion which had ob¬ 
tained as to large sums of money having been annually 
expended in carrying en the affairs of the North British 
Branch of the Society in Edinburgh, the fact was that 
the average annual expenditure from 1851 to the present 
time had only been about £62. They were, however, in 
the hands of the Council, and if it was said, “ Go on as you 
have been going on,” they were ready to do so. 
Mr. Sandford was glad to find there was no occasion 
to say a word in support of the North British Branch. 
It seemed to be the wish of all that the affairs of the 
Society should be creditably conducted in Edinburgh, 
and at present there was not sufficient accommodation 
for the purpose. A complaint had been made by some 
gentlemen at the table that Mr. Hills’ motion was not 
sufficiently definite, and he therefore suggested the 
addition of the following words:—“ and that the Presi¬ 
dent and Vice-President be requested to put themselves 
in communication with the Council of the North British 
Branch to ascertain what fresh arrangements are re¬ 
quired, and at what cost they could be carried out.” 
Mr. Williams thought they ought to make definite 
laws for the management of the North British Branch. 
Mr. Woolley rose to order. 
The President ruled that Mr. Williams was not 
quite in order. 
Mr. Williams desired to suggest that they should 
spend £20 in specimens to be sent down at once, and a 
committee should be appointed to draw up bye-laws and 
regulations for the North British Branch. 
Mr. Betty thought the question was whether they 
should recognize the North British Branch as essen¬ 
tially an examining body, or whether they should con¬ 
sider that any educational office should be mixed up 
with it. 
The President said the question before them was 
simply whether they would supply the examining Board 
in Scotland with proper materials and suitable premises 
to carry on the examinations. 
Mr. Mackay said that from first to last they had 
never spent one single farthing of the Society’s money 
in education, and that from 1851 to December, 1864, the 
Society had not paid the examiners. Courses of lec¬ 
tures had been from time to time delivered, but this had 
been done entirely at the expense of the students them¬ 
selves. 
The motion was then put, with the addition of the 
words suggested by Mr. Sandford, as follows, and car¬ 
ried unanimously. 
That the recommendations of the Special Committee 
on Mr. Deane’s letter on the North British Branch 
of the Pharmaceutical Society in Scotland be 
adopted, and that the President and Vice-President 
be requested to put themselves in communication 
■with the Council of the North British Branch, to 
ascertain what fresh arrangements are required, and 
at what cost they could be carried out. 
Moved by Mr. Stoddart, seconded by Mr. Sutton,— 
That the Report of the Benevolent Fund Committee 
be received and adopted, and, on the suggestion of 
the President, that a pamphlet be prepared and pub¬ 
lished, setting forth the objects of the Fund with the 
names of the subscribers, donors, etc. 
Moved by Mr. Savage, seconded by Mr. Edwards,— 
Resolved—That John Watkins and Sarah Wilson be 
declared elected annuitants on the Benevolent Fund. 
Resolved—That the Report and recommendations of 
the Parliamentary Committee be received and 
adopted. 
Resolved—That the Registrar be authorized and is 
hereby instructed to remove from the Register the 
name of Charles Morrish. 
On the Report of the Parliamentary Committee cer¬ 
tain infringements of the provisions of the Pharmacy 
Act, 1868, were brought under the notice of the Council, 
and the Society’s solicitor was instructed to take the 
necessary proceedings. 
Resolved—That the Report and recommendations of 
the Provincial Education Committee be received and 
adopted. 
